Istanbul / Ahmed Hassan / Anatolia
Brazil and Argentina fell in the qualifying matches of the South American continent for the 2026 World Cup, with the former drawing with Venezuela, and the latter losing to Paraguay, in the eleventh round held on Friday.
At the “Monumental de Maturin” stadium, the Brazilian national team tied with their Venezuelan host, 1-1, when the “Samba Dancers” opened the scoring through Rafinha, the Spanish Barcelona player, in the 43rd minute.
The hosts managed to equalize one minute after the start of the second half, through Telasco Segovia’s goal in the 46th minute.
The Brazilian national team missed the chance to get three points, when star Vinicius Junior missed a penalty kick in the 62nd minute, before the Venezuelan national team ended the match with ten players, after their player Alexander Gonzalez was sent off in the 89th minute. .
The match was brought to an abrupt halt before the end, when the sprinkler system in the stadium was unexpectedly activated.
The Seleção team raised their score to 17 points in third place, while Venezuela is in seventh place with 12 points.
At the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncion, the Argentine national team, led by their star Lionel Messi, suffered a surprising defeat against their Paraguayan host, with two goals against one.
For the third game in a row, the “Albiceleste” failed to win away in the qualifiers, after losing to Colombia and tied with Venezuela.
The 2022 World Cup champions scored in the 11th minute through Lautaro Martinez, before the hosts turned the tables with goals from Antonio Sanabria and Omar Al Dereti in the 19th and 47th minutes.
Despite their third loss in the qualifiers, compared to 7 wins and one draw, the Argentine national team, who have won one of their last four games, remained at the top of the standings with 22 points.
On the other hand, the number of the national team of Paraguay, which had also defeated Brazil in the qualifiers, rose to 16 points in sixth place, maintaining its unbeaten record for the fifth game in a row.
In the third match in the qualifiers, Ecuador defeated its host, Bolivia, 4-0, scored by Enner Valencia (penalty kick, 26th minute), Gwanzlo Plata (two goals, 28th minute, 49th minute ), and Alan Minda (61st minute) ).
The Bolivian national team played with a numerical disadvantage from the 24th minute after their defender Jose Sagrid was sent off with a straight red card.
With this victory, Ecuador raised its score to 16 points in fifth place, while the score of the Bolivian national team froze at 12 points, in eighth place.
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2024-11-15 11:09:00
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